• Dr. Malcolm John Video Interviews with ICYOU
• Dr. Malcolm John interview with KFOG Radio
• Articles related to HIV and AGING
• FDA OKs Pill for Drug-resistant AIDS Patients
• Articles related to HIV/AIDS and African Americans
• News - 2006 Archives

Dr. Malcolm John Video Interviews with ICYOU
October, 2007

Dr Malcolm John interviews with Intensive Content for Your Health (ICYOU.com) on the topics of HIV/AIDS and Aging, Changes in Treatments, Technology, 360 Men of Color Program, and more.

Veiw video interviews here

Dr. Malcolm John interview with KFOG Radio
September, 2007

KFOG News Director Peter Finch interviews Dr. Malcolm John, Director of 360 about the progress the center is making in the area aging patients with HIV.

Listen to the KFOG Fogfiles interview

Articles related to HIV and AGING

360 is continually reseaching the complexity of issues surrounding patients with HIV who are aging and their challenges with care and treatment. Below are a few articles, describing some of these issues.

Levels of albumin in urine higher in people with HIV, association with risk of heart and kidney disease
AIDS Map News, May 04, 2007
More common in those HIV+ persons who were older age, African Americans, living with hypertension, or had sugar (glucose) in their urine.
See article

IAS: Skin cancers more common among HIV-positive people, screening recommended
AIDS Map News, July 23, 2007
"Skin cancer appears to be more common among HIV-positive compared with HIV-negative people..."
See article

AIDS Interferes With Stem Cells In The Brain
Science Daily, August 16, 2007
A prominent problem in AIDS is a form of dementia that robs one's ability to concentrate and perform normal movements.
See article

FDA OKs Pill for Drug-resistant AIDS Patients
Instead of attacking the deadly virus, the treatment defends human immune cell
LA Times, August 7, 2007

Dr. Malcolm John, Director of 360, speaks to the potential of this new drug and the possibility of its use in the clinic at UCSF.

See article.

Articles related to HIV/AIDS and African American

HIV contributes to lung cancer risk, independent of smoking
AIDS Map News, May 29, 2007
HIV itself is independent risk factor for lung cancer in large cohort of HIV+ intravenous drug users that were 92% African American. Implications for people living longer with HIV.
See article

IAS: Screening for B*5701 reduces abacavir hypersensitivity incidence to zero
AIDS Map News, July 25, 2007
Assessing abacavir hypersensitivity reaction in African Americans suggests lower incidence and confirms potential benefits of new genetic test.
See article

Circumcision may cut HIV risk among some groups of US men
AIDS Map News, August 20, 2007
Circumcision could cut the risk of heterosexual HIV transmission in the United States- especially in some groups such as black and Hispanic men, according to a new evidence review.
See article